tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post8895693846979525336..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: The Crowning of a King 1066... Two ViewsDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-84902117612355382212018-10-21T19:15:01.213-07:002018-10-21T19:15:01.213-07:00I'm English and agree that Harold got diddled,...I'm English and agree that Harold got diddled, but I'm also happy that we managed to get Henry II Plantagenet. <br />He gave us the law, which to my way of thinking was the greatest gift that any king could give Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459200737854925736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-73576867238799337622018-10-17T16:07:30.725-07:002018-10-17T16:07:30.725-07:00King Harold is the only Chosen King. I've alwa...King Harold is the only Chosen King. I've always felt that the Normans were oppressors, adopting perhaps the worst of their Norse forebears. Even the other Harold might have been better - just not Tostig.Roland Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302133565980901397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-20251825987851374112016-01-08T05:45:39.501-08:002016-01-08T05:45:39.501-08:00Agreed!Agreed!Helen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-77143550613173838672016-01-07T08:32:53.706-08:002016-01-07T08:32:53.706-08:00Another topic maybe? Possibly a good one for Dec 2...Another topic maybe? Possibly a good one for Dec 25th which is when William was crowned in the Abbey (didI hear a few boos? *laugh*)Helen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-1804564828112386392016-01-07T08:31:37.683-08:002016-01-07T08:31:37.683-08:00Thank youThank youHelen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-48834377887570604412016-01-07T08:31:09.278-08:002016-01-07T08:31:09.278-08:00Couldn't have put it better myself Mairi! :-)Couldn't have put it better myself Mairi! :-)Helen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-58685258507988856952016-01-07T08:30:18.674-08:002016-01-07T08:30:18.674-08:00What annoys me is that so many of our history book...What annoys me is that so many of our history books _start_ at 1066 completely ignoring anything between the Romans and William. It's about time we also numbered our kings from pre-William as well!Helen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-71231981069277020712016-01-07T08:27:49.149-08:002016-01-07T08:27:49.149-08:00Thanks Debbie.Thanks Debbie.Helen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-81639880250912210822016-01-07T07:13:40.932-08:002016-01-07T07:13:40.932-08:00Helen, I enjoyed the comparison idea and I hope th...Helen, I enjoyed the comparison idea and I hope the film is released soon. I would like to know more about The Abbey which is dedicated to Saint Peter. <br />Thanks for writing and posting<br />johnjohn william vondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01037342209962288383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-2342805518707207952016-01-07T04:24:53.218-08:002016-01-07T04:24:53.218-08:00 Great post! Great post!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033117202223821117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-27194303373812785652016-01-06T23:38:15.106-08:002016-01-06T23:38:15.106-08:00I'm with team Harold! William and his allies o...I'm with team Harold! William and his allies overthrew a civilised administrative and legal system, subjecting England to centuries of 'might is right'.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202626609252203624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-13555735375487832922016-01-06T17:06:27.133-08:002016-01-06T17:06:27.133-08:00Definitely King Harold! By initiating and carryin...Definitely King Harold! By initiating and carrying out a war with England, William was the cause of many deaths, depriving male English landowners of their lands, and bringing the Anglo-Saxon culture to an end. Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225184614682640353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-46946464285386994652016-01-06T15:25:32.078-08:002016-01-06T15:25:32.078-08:00English! :) Long live King Harold. English! :) Long live King Harold. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08045143377722829797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-42613133206292639292016-01-06T11:56:14.644-08:002016-01-06T11:56:14.644-08:00Thanks, Helen. It is nice to get the side points b...Thanks, Helen. It is nice to get the side points brought out--it clarifies things!Debra Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-54112580062476621902016-01-06T09:49:21.451-08:002016-01-06T09:49:21.451-08:00Thanks GerriThanks GerriHelen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-30493523226381523742016-01-06T09:08:52.743-08:002016-01-06T09:08:52.743-08:00Wonderful post, Helen. This subject has always fas...Wonderful post, Helen. This subject has always fascinated me.Gerri Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11517461664702276613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-68358720340915300162016-01-06T03:09:45.810-08:002016-01-06T03:09:45.810-08:00No idea Sue - I'll consult my publishers.No idea Sue - I'll consult my publishers.Helen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-5960323888161425552016-01-06T03:08:32.128-08:002016-01-06T03:08:32.128-08:00LOL Sue - you noticed! :-) When I set out to write...LOL Sue - you noticed! :-) When I set out to write 'Harold' my original intention was to 'let the reader decide' but I came to love Harold and to firmly support England - and ended up loathing William. Obviously my English roots are planted firmer than I thought! <br />I suppose to many of the poorer people it didn't make much difference who was'in charge' they still had to pay taxes (things don't change do they?) To be fair to William, he did start out with the intention of things carrying on as normal - but like my book, events dictated otherwise. (Especially in the North where William's devastation was so thorough it took many years to recover - if it ever did!)Helen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-48664943252083465102016-01-06T03:03:00.360-08:002016-01-06T03:03:00.360-08:00PS When will this novel turn up on iBooks? I could...PS When will this novel turn up on iBooks? I could only find a couple of books set in later eras.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-30739164104074199702016-01-06T03:01:49.666-08:002016-01-06T03:01:49.666-08:00Thanks for the fascinating - and appropriate - pos...Thanks for the fascinating - and appropriate - post. It's fairly clear which viewpoint you think is the right one. ;-) Well, really, they were all related anyhow. The rulers, I mean. It must have been hard on the ordinary folk when the Normans invaded. The cultures were different enough to make their lives harder. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com